Every September during our fall counts, my mom and I have ridden in to count German in the same place for several years now- Bull Hill. He camps at the base of Bull Hill, and the sheep bed on top of the 10,000 ft high mountain. We ride in to camp, Cristian and German with their full pack string of groceries, sheep salt, and dog food that we hauled into the trailhead to meet them with, and mom and I with our 2 two-year-old colts packed with our overnight stuff. As we ride down

Stress overwhelms me, as I pack business attire into a suitcase for a weeklong trip. Sadness fills me as each of my 3 guys gives me a hug...

Goodbye to the mountains. Goodbye to the sheep. Goodbye to our guys. The middle of September marks when the herds of sheep begin their...

Our sheep walk EVERYWHERE. From the desert country near Rock Springs in the winter, to the lambing grounds surrounding Kemmerer in the...

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It all starts around the middle of September when mom and I ride in to count all the herds before beginning their descent out of the...

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It is snowing. The sheep can’t handle much more of it. It is already covering everything. All of the grass, all of the salt sage, all of...

I roll out of the comfort of my blanket lined sleeping bag laid atop a cot. I pull my clothes on in the dark tipi and make my way over to...

My alarm goes off at 4:30. I ease my tired, sore body down off the raised bed in the cold camp. I get some heat going with the propane...

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Short on help and a snow blizzard... my attempt at saving as many lambs as possible I went home that night for a hot shower, fresh clean...

A short story of what to expect when riding into a sheep camp. My mom and I ride up the steep and rocky trail with raspberry bushes...